Goalkeeper Jose Sa is the latest name to be linked with a move to Nottingham Forest, and another who has Jorge Mendes as his agent.

The 25-year-old has grown increasingly frustrated with life at Porto, largely playing second fiddle to former Real Madrid stopper Iker Casillas, and had been rumoured to be joining Championship winners Wolverhampton Wanderers last month.

Wolves, following their promotion to the Premier League last term, have since pulled off quite the coup with the arrival of Rui Patricio from Sporting Lisbon, which may have opened the door for Forest to clinch his signing according to Greek journalist Antonis Oikonomidis.

Sa, who joined Porto from Maritimo in 2016, made 19 appearances for the Portuguese giants last term, with five of those coming in the Champions League. That included an appearance in the 5-0 hammering by Liverpool in February - his penultimate performance of the campaign before being replaced by Casillas.

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Yet to earn a full cap for his country, the Braga-born goalkeeper has represented Portugal at Under-20, Under-21 and Under-23 level.

Currently Forest have Jordan Smith and Stefanos Kapino as their two main recognised goalkeepers, though it’s expected the Greek stopper will return to his homeland before the transfer window closes.

Pantilimon spent the second half of the season on loan at Forest (Image: Joseph Raynor)

Karanka remains keen to sign Watford goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon following his successful loan spell at the City Ground in the second half of the campaign, though that deal has been held up due to the Hornets missing out on signing Orestic Karnezis, which would have freed up the Romanian to move to Nottingham.

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Last week, the Reds were linked with a move for Nikola Vukcevic and are expected to complete the signing of Monaco’s Portuguese youngster Gill Dias in the coming hours ahead of their return to pre-season training on Monday.